Glare shield



July 10, 1928. 1,676,896

P. J. GROENENSTEIN GLARE .SHIELD Filed March 11; 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1- lllllllll lllll I July'10,1928. 1,676,896 P. J. GROENENSTEIN GLARE SHIELD Filed March 11, 1926 2 SheetsSheet 2 aiziwztu Patented July 10, 1928. I

, UNITEDI STATES PHILIPIJ. .erionunns'rnm, or eLEvaLAnn, 0310. i

.GLARE sjH ELnQ Application filedlMarch 11, 1936. Serial 93,854.

This inventionrelatesj to glare shieldswhich are adapted for use .on automobiles and has] particular reference to improvement of .a shield which is illustrated, described and claimed in my copendingapplication', Serial No. 6,9413, filed February 2, 1925. v

The present application is directed towards improvements, particularly in the manner of mounting the shield upon the frame of a Windshield or upon the canopy ofa car, and to providesuflicient clearance for articles which are usually mounted upon the upper portion of a Windshield frame, such as a cleaner or mirror.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a shield having a rigid construction which enables the visor to be moved quickly into operative position without placing excessive stresses upon the frame of the shield. r

The preferred means for carrying out my invention is illustrated in the drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a glare shield embodying my invention and mounted upon the canopy frame of a motor vehicle: Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the shield on a plane indicated by the line 2-2 in Fig. 1; Fig.3 is a view adjacent one corner of the visor showing a detail of construction; Fig. 4 is a View of the shield with the cooperating parts spaced from each other; Figs. 5 and 6 are views taken on an enlarged scale and illustrating the corrugated coacting members by means of which the visor may be held in adjusted posltion; Fig. 7 is a section taken through the coacting bracket arm and link; Fig. 8 is a perspec tive view of one of the frame members; Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the use of the'shield as a side wind deflector. My invention as shown is adapted for attachment either to a windshield frame, or to the frame-of a vehicle top, and to this end I have indicated a shield frame embodying a plurality of parts, one of which may be called the base or bracket 10, is arranged to be attached to part of the vehicle. This base portion is illustrated-as a U-shaped member, the arms of which are slotted, as at 11, to provide guideways for securing members 12. The intermediate portion of the base I is adapted to be attached in any convenient manner to part of the vehicle. The remaining parts of the frame embody connecting links 13, which are preferably shaped members each having one end thereof attached to the base, and {having-the other end thereof attachedftofslides 15 ,"as by the securing members 16." Thus the shield frame embodies links which provide adjustment for the visor in one plane, and cooperating slides which provide for adjustment I in another plane at substantially'right angles to the firstmentioned plane.

The visor, indicated at 20',"in ay be 'ioperatively connected to the frame by plates .or ears 21, which are attached to the vistor and which are radially corrugated, i and are adapted to engage complementary corrugated plates 22 associated with the slides 15. In the preferred form, a bar 25 extends between the corrugated plates, and has springs 26 mounted thereon for normally urging the corrugated plates into engagement with each other.

To permit the visor to be raised or lowered readily and'atthe same time to distribute the raising I and lowering stresses equally to the frame, I prefer to make the bar 25 rigid withthe visor and, therefore,- rotatable within the slides 115.

To this end I have shown the bar as being non-circular, as at 30, adjacent each end thereof, which non-circularportion fits snugly within complementary shaped openings in the corrugated plates'21. Circular openings in the vplates 22 enable the barto be readily rotated whenever the visor is turned.

In Fig- 9 I have shown my shield as attached to the vertical frame member 5 of a motor vehicle. When thus mounted the VlSOI' may be swung to any desired position and may function asa side wind deflector.

I A shield made in accordance with. the present invention is advantageous in that ampleclearance is obtained for enabling the shield frame to be readily attached without interfering with any existing articles, such as a cleaner or mirror, which may be attached to the windshield frame. Moreover, the present invention permits adjustment in either a vertical or a horizontal plane and.

enables the adjustment to be readily accomplished by means of a simple apparatus which may be easily and cheaply made almost entirely of stampings. I I

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 7 j 1. In combinatiomaglare shieldframe' embodying a U-shaped member which is adapted to be attached to a vehicle, L-shaped links, each having one end thereof slidably no I I supporting members engaging an arm of said bracket, and visor supporting members sllda'blyengaging the other end of said links.

7 2. In a device of the character described, the combinationwitha bracket adapted to be attached to a Vehicle, of a visor, two Visor bracket and attached to opposite ends o'fthe visor, anda pair of L-shaped intermediate.

tion, a rectangular visor, a supporting bracket therefor, twopairs of; links connectingthe; bracket to each end of the visor, one

spaced from the bers, there be: between the pair of said links comprisingL-shaped members having pin and slot connections with the other of said pair of links, and With the bracket respectively.

- r 4. Incombination, a' glare shieldsupport,

a Visor, apair of links connecting the VlSOI and support, each of'said links having slots therein extending at. right angles to each other, means operating in said slots forencabling the visor to be moved in horizontalandfvertical planes with-reference:w the support, other nea'ns roiconnectlng the visor to the hnksffm: permitting the'visor the siipport.

to be swung about an axis with reference to In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflif); my

signature.

PHi nn J; GROENENSTEIE" 

